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Garh Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Garh is a medium size village located in Dharmsala Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 172 families residing. The Garh village has population of 789 of which 406 are males while 383 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Garh village population of children with age 0-6 is 90 which makes up 11.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Garh village is 943 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Garh as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Garh village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Garh village was 85.41 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Garh Male literacy stands at 90.63 % while female literacy rate was 80.12 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Garh village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Garh village.

Garh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 172 - -
Population 789 406 383
Child (0-6) 90 54 36
Schedule Caste 48 25 23
Schedule Tribe 117 55 62
Literacy 85.41 % 90.63 % 80.12 %
Total Workers 377 241 136
Main Worker 125 - -
Marginal Worker 252 141 111

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.83 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.08 % of total population in Garh village.

Work Profile

In Garh village out of total population, 377 were engaged in work activities. 33.16 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.84 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 377 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.